His work centers on themes that are important and personal to him: the central role of God in the union between man and woman; biblical creationism; and family and children.
For the thirty-four year old artist, art and life are one, and life and his belief in the teachings of the Bible are inseparable. He brings the joy he has found in his religious to the act of making art. "I just love what I do”, he says in his artist statement, “and when I walk out into the world each day, there is so much to see, so much to paint. For tomorrow is not promised. So today I will say what I can, do as I must and paint what I can even if it's just one stroke."
The popular artist has produced a successful line of best-selling limited edition and open edition prints and has exhibited at artist’s fairs and shows that include the Philadelphia Art Expo. His work is widely collected.
We are proud to exhibit and sell the work of Edwin Lesther and hope you enjoy h is work too. Feel free to order this print on-line at this website using our secure shopping cart or call us at: 417-294-7644 and order by phone. This print is available framed and unframed. Just click the drop menu to purchase the print framed.
was born in Philadelphia,
PA. He is a self-taught
artist who brings a very
sophisticated and
technically advanced
style of realism to his
figurative and atmospheric
paintings. The print to your left, Strangely Fruitful, is an original painting by Edwin Lester. This print is a limited edition Lithograph, Edition of 1200 image size 19" X 36" coated 100 lb cover stock, Retail Price: $250.00
Artwork of Laurie Cooper:
Philadelphia artist Laurie Cooper is known for her striking images of Face Realities. A face of a Black woman wearing a white mask, with obvious shame or agony on her face while the mask is partially shedding off her, is compelling enough to launch discussions and bring in different points of view. In the male version ofFace Reality, the man shows apparent anger in his face at wearing the white mask and is peeling it off - more liberating, as the artist describes the whole Reality series to be a process of liberation. Although the Face Reality series are more racially charged images, according to Cooper the first and original Reality piece had more of a spiritual meaning for her - the shedding of the old self, in the Christian sense.
Cooper went to the University of Arts for her bachelors and received her master's degree in Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania. After that, she has been publishing prints with Collectible Art and Frames, a publisher and distributor of popular African American art located in Center City, Philadelphia.
Salvation
by Dwight Juda Ward
Open Edition print
24" X 30" - print: $45.00
28" X 34" - framed: $185.00
Give It All to God
by WAK
Open Edition print - $45.00
24” X 36" - framed: $195.00
This Too Shall Pass
by Henry Battle
Open Edition print - $45.00
Framed: $195.00 - 36" X 24”
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